The Nashville Predators have picked up that veteran defenseman they were looking for and found it in longtime member of the St. Louis Blues, Barret Jackman. The deal is for two years reportedly worth $2 million per season.

803 career NHL games. A leader his entire career. 34-years old. And coming off of a season in which he played 80 games, produced 15 points (2 goals, 13 assists), had 47 penalty minutes, and a plus/minus rating of +3. Pair this bit of business with the Predators re-signing center Mike Ribeiro and I think the organization is a solid 2/2 in what they wanted to get done so far this afternoon.